British empire / commonwealth

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Commonwealth 

Today:

- History of the British Empire.

-Your country assignment today 

What do you know about the British Empire?

Please take the next 2 minutes to find a fact about the British Empire. Type your fact here.

So.... Why did Britain Colonize the whole world? 

-Money

-Resources

-Power

For the love of Tea. 

Do you think Colonization was fair?

1. yes
2. no

British Empire

Commonwealth

voluntary association of 53 sovereign states.

Colonies

Do you think the stolen artifacts should be returned to the original countries?

1. Yes
2. No

True or False: The British Empire was the largest empire in world history.

1. True
2. False

Why was there a "scramble for Africa"?
(Colonization of Africa)

1. To influence culture
2. To get rich off of Africa's resources

Why won't the British museum return the art to the colonized countries?

1. A rule that says "We do not give back artifacts. We can lend them out"
2. The British believe it would take away from the knowledge of the museum
3. Both are correct

Which country did Britain get tea from?

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. India
4. Barbados

Why did Britain Colonize the world?

Your Assignment: 

Please pick one of the countries that Britian colonized. 

You need to find: 

-General information (language, currency, religion, culture, food etc, etc) 

-When Britian colonized it and what the effects of colonization were? (Do they speak english now? Are they apart of the commonwealth?